NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said the collapse of bulk-billing was putting pressure on the state’s hospitals and urged the federal government to prioritise Medicare reform.
Fewer than half of children in some of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs are being bulk-billed for GP visits, while adults across NSW are paying more to see the doctor than last year, as the state’s health minister urged the federal government to put Medicare reform at the centre of its election pitch.
In NSW, an analysis of Medicare data shows the government’s strategy of incentivising bulk-billing of children, older people and concession card holders – particularly in regional Australia – has boosted free visits for those communities even as the overall rate has declined. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners president Dr Michael Wright said bulk-billing rates varied across Sydney, but access to free GP visits shouldn’t depend on your postcode.Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the government’s $3.
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